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David Cameron is traversing Europe, apparently without much idea of what he wants to achieve in his much-feted renegotiation ahead of a referendum in 2016 or 2017. If the prime minister thinks he can weaken workers’ rights and expect goodwill towards Europe to keep us in the EU, he is making a great mistake. Mr …

The orthodoxy has failed: Europe needs a new economic settlement (The Financial Times) Read More »

Jeremy Corbyn: I want to thank all those who took part in an enormous democratic exercise in this country, which concluded with me being elected as leader of the Labour party and Leader of the Opposition. We can be very proud of the numbers of people who engaged and took part in all those debates. …

Prime Minister’s Questions – Housing, food banks, tax credits & mental health Read More »

My mum served as an air raid warden and my dad in the Home Guard. Like that whole generation, they showed tremendous courage and determination to defeat fascism. The heroism of the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain is something to which we all owe an enormous debt of gratitude. The loss of …

Speaking on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain Read More »

Sisters and brothers, thank you very much for inviting me here today.  I must admit it seems to be a very fast journey we are on at the present time and, to me, it is an enormous honour to be invited to address the TUC.  It only seems a very short time ago that your …

Speech to the TUC Read More »

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade (Sajid Javid): … I am also delighted to welcome the new Leader of the Opposition, the hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn), to the Front Bench. I congratulate him on his resounding victory in the election and wish him …

Intervention in the Trade Union Bill debate in the House of Commons Read More »

THANK YOU to the Morning Star and its readers for the most incredible support throughout this leadership campaign — and for the detailed coverage of the policy proposals that we have made and the debate that these have encouraged. The campaign began in the aftermath of the Labour election defeat in May, when the party …

Thank You All For Making This Happen (The Morning Star) Read More »